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White House Press Pool Reports @WHPressPool - FLOTUS pool report #4 - classroom visits and a quote on AI
The first lady next visited three classrooms. In one of them she took a question about students using AI given the concerns about the technology.
FLOTUS: "I think they need to learn. We need to lead as a AI, as a country, and we could see now what they're learning, and it's very important. Of course, they need to be vigilant as well. But this is our future, and we need to guide them and teach them what, what is available. If not, they will stay behind, and we need to be the first in United States to lead."
Here are details on the classroom visits.
Her first visit was to Mr. Preston Robert’s 5th Grade Science Classroom, with approximately 24 students.
She listened to a lesson on how lungs work. The kids used balloons and a bottle to simulate how lungs inflate. They then used AI to turn the model into a video simulation.
The First Lady joined four of them at their little table. She then walked around the classroom to see the other kids. “Who’s on the right track?” she asked. “Are you figuring it out?”
One little boy named Ryker Hamm jumped up to give her a hug it was three different hugs at various points in the conversation. It was hard to hear what was said. “Will you give me a hug,” Ryker asked.
“Some has it here,” she said when she visited a group who figured out their model. She joined them at their table and they showed her how they used a small computer tablet to turn it into a video simulation.
They took a picture of their lung models with their tablets and entered an AI prompt to make a video model of it working.
Her second stop was a media center with four stations.
A Sphero Indi Car Activation: These students demonstrated coding without a device. They have a track set up using the coding mats where the Sphero Indi Car makes multiple turns. They showed the First Lady robotic cars programmed to move and turn according to different paper squares taped to the floor. “Does it always go on the same line?” she asked. One little boy thanked her for coming and she said “thank you for having me.” She observed their lesson looked “fun.”
Future Opportunities through Rural Growth & Engineering (FORGE) Group: they are building a chatbot to assist in their research. One boy told her he wanted to use the technology to help his community, showing her how he used the technology to do things like track downed power lines. “You’re very passionate about this,” she said. “It’s great to see.”
She sat at the table with another group and one boy explained what they were doing. Mrs. Trump looked at his computer as he showed her how it works. “Great job. Thank you. You guys are very smart so keep studying,” she told them.
One girl talked about her interest in using technology to help cats. “Do you like cats?,” FLOTUS asked.
“Yes!” was the response. The girl wants to be a veterinarian when she grows up and has one cat at home.